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(e.g., power transmission lines, 

pipelines); 

• Visual impacts associated with 

facility structures: View shed impacts, 

impacts to scenic views (e.g., impacts 

caused by the plant structures, water 

vapor plumes, flares, power 

transmission lines, pipelines), internal 

and external perception of the 

community or locality; 

• Solid waste impacts: Pollution 

prevention and waste management 

issues (generation, treatment, transport, 

storage, disposal or use), including the 

handling of slag, water treatment sludge, 

sulfur by-products, and hazardous 

materials; 

• Ecological impacts: Potential on-site 

and off-site impacts to vegetation, 

terrestrial wildlife, aquatic wildlife, 

threatened or endangered species, and 

ecologically sensitive habitats; 

• Traffic issues: Potential impacts 

from the construction and operation of 

the facilities, including changes in local 

traffic patterns, deterioration of roads, 

traffic hazards, and traffic controls; 

• Historic and cultural resource 

issues: Potential impacts, primarily 

related to linear facilities and connected 

actions; 

• Fate and stability of sequestered 

CO2 (and other captured gases) during 

and after EOR usage; 

• Health and safety issues associated 

with CO2 capture, transport, and usage 

in EOR; 

• Marketability of products 

(including by-products) and market 

access to feedstocks; 

• Socio-economic impacts, including 

the creation of jobs and the impacts of 

State and local tax incentives; 

• Disproportionate impacts on 

minority and low-income populations; 

• Noise and light impacts: Potential 

impacts from construction, 

transportation of materials, and facility 

operations; 

• Connected actions: Potential 

development of support facilities or 

supporting infrastructure; 

• Cumulative effects that result from 

the incremental impacts of the proposed 

project when added to other past, 

present, and reasonably foreseeable 

future projects; 

• Compliance with regulatory 

requirements and environmental 

permitting; 

• Environmental monitoring plans 

associated with the power plant and 

with the CO2 sequestration sites. 

Public Scoping Process 

To ensure identification of all issues 

related to DOE’s proposed action and 

Summit’s proposed project, DOE seeks 

public input to define the scope of the 

EIS. The public scoping period will end 

on July 2, 2010. Interested government 

agencies, private-sector organizations 

and individuals are encouraged to 

submit comments or suggestions 

concerning the content of the EIS, issues 

and impacts that should be addressed, 

and alternatives that should be 

considered. Scoping comments should 

clearly describe specific issues or topics 

that the EIS should address. Written, emailed, faxed, or telephoned comments 

should be received by July 2, 2010 (see 

ADDRESSES). 

DOE will conduct a public scoping 

meeting beginning at 7 p.m. on 

Thursday, June 17, 2010 in the 

Saulsbury Meeting Room of the 

Electronics Technology Building at 

Odessa College, 201 West University 

Blvd., Odessa, Texas 79764. The public 

is also invited to learn more about the 

proposed project at an informal session 

at this location beginning at 4 p.m. 

Anyone who wishes to speak at this 

public scoping meeting should contact 

Mr. Mark L. McKoy, either by phone, 

fax, e-mail, or letter (see ADDRESSES). 

Those who do not arrange in advance 

to speak may register at the meeting 

(preferably at the beginning of the 

meeting) and may speak after previously 

scheduled speakers. Speakers will be 

given approximately five minutes to 

present their comments. Those speakers 

who want more than five minutes 

should indicate the length of time 

desired in their request. Depending on 

the number of speakers, DOE may need 

to limit all speakers to five minutes 

initially and provide second 

opportunities as time permits. Speakers 

may also provide written materials to 

supplement their presentations. Oral 

and written comments will be given 

equal consideration. Federal, State and 

local elected officials and tribal leaders 

may be given priority in the order of 

those making oral comments. 

DOE will begin the formal meeting 

with an overview of Summit’s proposed 

Texas Clean Energy Project. The 

meeting will not be conducted as an 

evidentiary hearing, and speakers will 

not be cross-examined. However, 

speakers may be asked questions to help 

ensure that DOE fully understands the 

comments or suggestions. A presiding 

officer will establish the order of 

speakers and provide any additional 

procedures necessary to conduct the 

meeting. 

Issued in Washington, DC, this 27th day of 

May, 2010. 

James J. Markowsky, 

Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13215 Filed 6–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Biomass Research 

and Development Technical Advisory 

Committee under Section 9008(d) of the 

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 

2008. The Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) 

requires that agencies publish these 

notices in the Federal Register to allow 

for public participation. This notice 

announces the meeting of the Biomass 

Research and Development Technical 

Advisory Committee. 

DATES: 

June 23, 2010; 10:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. 

June 24, 2010; 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Arlington, 1325 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 

22209, (703) 525–1234. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura McCann, Designated Federal 

Officer for the Committee, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586–7766; 

e-mail: laura.mccann@ee.doe.gov or T.J. 

Heibel at (410) 997–7778 ext. 223; email: theibel@bcs-hq.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and guidance that promotes 

research and development leading to the 

production of biobased fuels and 

biobased products. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include the following: 

• Update on USDA Biomass R&D 

Activities. 

• Update on DOE Biomass R&D 

Activities. 

• Presentation on DOE/USDA Joint 

Solicitation Process. 

• Presentation on DOE and USDA 

loan guarantee programs. 

• Presentation on SC/NIFA joint 

solicitation (genetics). 

• Update on Biomass R&D Board 

Activities. 

Public Participation: In keeping with 

procedures, members of the public are 

welcome to observe the business of the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee. To 

attend the meeting and/or to make oral 

statements regarding any of the items on 

the agenda, you should contact Laura 

McCann at 202–586–7766; E-mail: 


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laura.mccann@ee.doe.gov or T.J. Heibel 

at (410) 997–7778 ext. 223; e-mail: 

theibel@bcs-hq.com. You must make 

your request for an oral statement at 

least 5 business days before the meeting. 

Members of the public will be heard in 

the order in which they sign up at the 

beginning of the meeting. Reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

scheduled oral statements on the 

agenda. The Chair of the Committee will 

make every effort to hear the views of 

all interested parties. If you would like 

to file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. The Chair will 

conduct the meeting to facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at http:// 

www.brdisolutions.com/publications/ 

default.aspx#meetings. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on May 26, 

2010. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13153 Filed 6–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12478–003] 

Gibson Dam Hydroelectric Company, 

LLC; Notice Soliciting Comments, and 

Final Terms and Conditions, 

Recommendations, and Prescriptions 

May 26, 2010. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application and applicantprepared environmental assessment 

(EA) has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Major 

Project—Existing Dam. 

b. Project No.: P–12478–003. 

c. Date filed: August 28, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Gibson Dam 

Hydroelectric Company, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Gibson Dam 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Sun River, near the 

towns of Augusta and Fairfield, Lewis 

and Clark and Teton Counties, Montana. 

The project would occupy 44.0 acres of 

Federal land administered by the U. S. 

Forest Service and 24.5 acres of Federal 

land administered by the U.S. Bureau of 

Land Management for a total of 68.5 

acres of Federal land. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Steve C. 

Marmon, Thom A. Fischer, Whitewater 

Engineering Corporation, 3633 

Alderwood Ave., Bellingham, WA 

98225, (360) 738–9999. 

i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip, phone: 

(503) 552–2762, e-mail: 

matt.cutlip@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and fishway prescriptions: 

60 days from the issuance date of this 

notice. All reply comments must be 

filed with the Commission within 105 

days from the date of this notice. 

All documents may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. 

For a simpler method of submitting text 

only comments, click on ‘‘Quick 

Comment.’’ For assistance, please 

contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and eight copies to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedures require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person on the official service list 

for the project. Further, if an intervenor 

files comments or documents with the 

Commission relating to the merits of an 

issue that may affect the responsibilities 

of a particular resource agency, they 

must also serve a copy of the document 

on that resource agency. 

k. Project Description: The proposed 

project would utilize the existing 

facilities of the U.S. Bureau of 

Reclamation’s (Reclamation’s) Gibson 

dam including the reservoir, existing 

valve house, and two existing dam 

outlet pipes; and would consist of the 

following new facilities: (1) Two new 

72-inch-diameter penstocks extending 

40 feet from the existing outlet pipes to 

the powerhouse; (2) a new powerhouse 

located near the toe of the dam with 

four turbine/generating units with total 

installed capacity of 15 megawatts; (3) a 

new 26.2-mile, 34.5/69-kV overhead and 

underground transmission line from the 

powerhouse to an interconnection point 

with Sun River Electric Cooperative, 

Inc.’s existing 69-kV transmission line at 

Jackson’s Corner; (4) a new 34.5/69 kV 

step-up substation; (5) a new 

maintenance building located 

approximately 1,400 feet downstream of 

the powerhouse adjacent to existing 

Gibson dam operations facilities; and (6) 

appurtenant facilities. The average 

annual generation is estimated to be 40 

gigawatt-hours. 

l. A copy of the application is 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link. Enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the docket 

number field to access the document. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. A copy is also available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item h above. 

Register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY 

COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS AND 

CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ 

(2) set forth in the heading the name of 

the applicant and the project number of 

the application to which the filing 

responds; (3) furnish the name, address, 

and telephone number of the person 

submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise 

comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 

385.2001 through 385.2005. All 

comments, recommendations, terms and 

conditions, or prescriptions must set 

forth their evidentiary basis and 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain 

copies of the application directly from 

the applicant. Each filing must be 

accompanied by proof of service on all 

persons listed in the service list 

prepared by the Commission in this 

proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 

4.34(b), and 385.2010. 

m. EA Preparation Schedule: The 

draft and final EA will be prepared 

according to the following schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule may be made 

as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Filing of Motions to Intervene and Protests ................................................................................................................................ June 21, 2010. 


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